Lot 551
1798 S-170 R3 Style II Hair, Small 8 VF30. Sharpness EF40 but lightly burnished and retoned glossy medium chocolate brown with some lighter brown toning in protected areas. A splash of darker reddish chocolate toning at TE in STATES and a minor rim bruise over that E are the only notable marks. This cent offers nice eye appeal in spite of the retoning. E-MDS, Breen state II. The clashmarks at the throat are clear but the obverse die is uncracked. Called EF40 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes photo #24177.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Bowers & Ruddy 10/1978:84 (where unattributed)-Dr. Philip W. Ralls.
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